This past Sunday night, Jim and I performed at 54 Below with a star-studded line-up of Broadway legends like Charles Busch, Lee Roy Reams and Tony winner Daisy Eagen. Just to be on a show with them was already a most high honor that we did not take for granted. I wrote up a diary entry on how it felt and just before I hit SEND, they sent me the video of the night, and then the next day, a review.
So, I don't have to tell you about it. You can watch it for yourself. But the headline is that after we finished singing and exited the stage, the audience wouldn't stop applauding. It goes on and on and on. We were startled and though you can't see us on the video, which is still trained on the stage, I stood there not knowing what to do except bow. And bow. And bow again. Then you see the pianist, Canaan, come on for the next act and the audience wouldn't let them start. So we got another ovation. Right at the very end, you'll hear me shout, "I wrote that song!"
It felt so great to be honored this way.
Author and critic Ron Fassler wrote in https://theaterpizzazz.com/
"The highlight of the night was a duet sung by Steve Schalchlin and Jim Brochu, who have been together as a couple for forty years. In the very personal song, “How Do You Fall Back in Love,” written by Schalchlin, the pair reminisced about a time when things weren’t going so great. Their harmonies and full-on embrace of the emotional heft the song carries were potent. It was truly one of those “there wasn’t a dry eye in the house” moments. So, so beautiful."Link to video: https://youtu.be/
https://54below.org/events/
Till next week!
Steve
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